Blinkit has blocked the accounts of around 150 delivery workers in Varanasi after they went on strike demanding fair wages, better working conditions, and cotton uniforms suitable for the summer heat. The protest is being coordinated by the Gig and Platform Services Workers Union (GIPSWU), which later confirmed that approximately 120 of the blocked accounts were restored—but only after the workers signed a written undertaking promising not to engage in any “inappropriate work”. The ongoing protest by Blinkit delivery workers in Varanasi has brought renewed attention to the legal limbo in which India’s gig workers operate.